Proposition 35 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Based on recent legislative action, we estimate the tax is expected to result in between $7  billion to $8  billion each year (annually) to the state. The state uses this money for two purposes. Paying for Existing Costs in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=35&year=2024

Water supply. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - Additionally, a portion of the funding —to achieve up to 1  million acre-feet of the total objective of 5  million acre-feet of water —could be used for activities that reduce the amount of water used (known as “water conservation ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-014

Funding for students who attend private schools or are educated at home. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - Initially, this fee could be up to 3  percent of the annual program amount (up to $510 per student in 2027-28). The allowable fee would decrease as the number of students participating in the program exceeded certain thresholds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-014

Taxing very high-income taxpayers and dedicating revenues to pandemic prevention. [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2021 - D epending on the year, the measure allows the Institute to spend up to 8 percent or 10 percent of its revenues on administrative costs (including those related to grant-making and procuring and maintaining of Institute facilities).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-022

Personal income tax rates for high-income taxpayers. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2025 - Fiscal Effects Measure Would Bring in Between $5  Billion and $15  Billion Each Year. The amount of money brought in by this measure is hard to predict and will go up and down with the economy. This is because much of the revenue comes from taxing investment income and capital gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-016

New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - These wealth tax revenues probably would add up to tens of billions of dollars spread over severa l years. Likely ongoing decrease in state income tax revenues of hundreds of millions of dollars or more per year.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - This reduction would range from approximately 5 percent to 8 percent of Proposition 98 funding ($700 to $1,000 per student). The state, however, could provide public schools with more funding than the Proposition 98 minimum requires.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-011

Temporary tax increases. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - People who want to raise taxes using an initiative first have voters sign a p etition for the initiative. If enough voters sign the petition, the initiative is put up for a vote as a ballot proposition.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-037

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Since the state has to pay interest on the money it borrows, the total cost of the bond would be about 10 percent more (after adjusting for inflation) than if the state paid up front with money it already has.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - Most of this money came from hospital operations, campus services (such as housing, dining, and parking), and other nonstate sources. The state contributed about $5  billion, and students paid about $4  billion in tuition.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018